First up was Broken Torment starting their set with an intro of a classic scene from The Shining, it set the tone nicely.
A truly confident performance all around the vocals were delivered clearly and effortlessly over Meshuggah influenced guitars which had plenty of groove and some interesting effect soaked clean sections which locked in well with the drums, which didn’t suffer from the minimal kit in use. The only quip was that the bass was a little lost in the mix, but the performance from bass player Jon was still a sight to behold. Broken Torment could easily have been higher up the bill with their solid set so early in the night.